- a New World vulture, Cathartes aura, having a dark plumage and naked red head
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
tur′key buz′zard.
- BirdsSee turkey vulture.
- 1665–75, American.
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turkey buzzard, turkey vulture n
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